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Most Famous Swiss Musicians

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Switzerland 2,161
8,443 DB DJ BoBo DJ BoBo Swiss Singer b. 1968
11,262 AC Alfred Cortot Alfred Cortot Swiss Pianist 1877–1962
19,313 PM Patrick Moraz Swiss Music b. 1948
24,872 EA Ernest Ansermet Swiss Conductor 1883–1969
28,495 HH Heinz Holliger Heinz Holliger Swiss Conductor b. 1939
30,223 G Grock Grock Swiss Composer 1880–1959
32,199 PJ Patrick Juvet Patrick Juvet Swiss Singer b. 1950
32,208 HD Henri Dès Swiss Singer b. 1940
36,811 LD Lisa Della Casa Lisa Della Casa Swiss Singer 1919–2012
44,676 OS Othmar Schoeck Othmar Schoeck Swiss Conductor 1886–1957
45,470 FJ Francine Jordi Francine Jordi Swiss Singer b. 1977
53,815 MM Mani Matter Mani Matter Swiss Singer 1936–1972
59,589 BE Beatrice Egli Beatrice Egli Swiss Singer b. 1988
76,008 PN Patrick Nuo Patrick Nuo Swiss Singer b. 1982
83,232 HH Hans Huber (composer) Hans Huber (composer) Swiss Composer 1852–1921
84,359 HC Hugues Cuénod Hugues Cuénod Swiss Opera 1902–2010
85,052 MV Marcello Viotti Marcello Viotti Swiss Conductor 1954–2005
101,775 PL Pepe Lienhard Pepe Lienhard Swiss Singer b. 1946
105,723 TG Teo Gheorghiu Teo Gheorghiu Swiss Pianist b. 1992
111,446 CB Conrad Beck Conrad Beck Swiss Composer 1901–1989
112,108 PH Polo Hofer Polo Hofer Swiss Singer 1945–2017
114,302 MC Michel Corboz Michel Corboz Swiss Conductor b. 1934
134,153 S Sebalter Sebalter Swiss Singer b. 1985
145,383 AZ Alberich Zwyssig Alberich Zwyssig Swiss Composer 1808–1854
148,316 JV Jean Villard Gilles Jean Villard Gilles Swiss Singer 1895–1982
152,846 KE Karl Engel Swiss Pianist 1923–2006
170,303 HS Hermann Suter Hermann Suter Swiss Composer 1870–1926
184,437 G Gölä Gölä Swiss Music b. 1968
188,518 SB Sebastian Bürgin Sebastian Bürgin Swiss Singer b. 1986
210,837 WB Willy Burkhard Swiss Composer 1900–1955
228,826 JA Jean-Marie Auberson Swiss Conductor 1920–2004
269,510 WB Walter Baumgartner Swiss Pianist 1904–1997
273,754 PE Piero Esteriore Piero Esteriore Swiss Singer b. 1977
282,471 LN Loten Namling Swiss Singer b. 1963
285,092 ES Erich Schmid Swiss Composer 1907–2000
305,716 RF Richard Flury Swiss Composer 1896–1967
309,125 PM Piera Martell Swiss Singer b. 1943
365,545 JL Joseph Lauber Swiss Composer 1864–1952
386,419 OB Otto Barblan Otto Barblan Swiss Composer 1860–1943
386,773 KL Kathy Leander Swiss Singer b. 1963
399,589 GB Gian Battista Mantegazzi Swiss Composer 1889–1958
412,461 TL Thierry Lang Swiss Music b. 1956
423,304 CR Carol Rich Swiss Singer b. 1962
434,964 HI Hanns In der Gand Hanns In der Gand Swiss Singer 1882–1947
461,025 FN Fritz Näf Fritz Näf Swiss Conductor b. 1943
466,157 PM Pierre Maurice Pierre Maurice Swiss Composer 1868–1936
469,213 KZ Kaspar Zehnder Swiss Conductor b. 1970
480,072 NA Niklaus Aeschbacher Swiss Conductor 1917–1995
510,626 JN Jürg Neuenschwander Jürg Neuenschwander Swiss Organist 1947–2014
557,740 RG Rees Gwerder Swiss Music 1911–1998
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Inside Switzerland Musicians

115 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous switzerland musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Switzerland Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 12 people.

What Switzerland Musicians Are Known For

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Composer are Switzerland Musicians's biggest group — 37% of all notables (42).

Switzerland Musicians over-index on pianist — 51.9× the global rate.

  1. Composer42
  2. Singer27
  3. Music14
  4. Conductor13
  5. Pianist8
  6. Opera4
  7. Songwriter2
  8. Organist1
  1. Pianist851.9×
  2. Conductor1348.2×
  3. Composer4226.7×
  4. Music1413.8×
  5. Singer2710.0×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Switzerland Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.